Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 42 institutions offering vocational training courses in 2015, an increase of 11 institutions year-on-year. A total of 1,508 courses were provided, up by 9% year-on-year. Total number of participants rose by 6% year-on-year to 55,841. Participants attending courses in Computing and Health increased by 1,519 and 858 respectively year-on-year, while those in Tourism, gaming & events and Hotels & catering decreased by 612 and 594 respectively. The course completion rate was 87%, down by 1 percentage point year-on-year. Analysed by course type, 34% of the participants (19,058) attended courses in Business & Administration, 13% (7,135) in Language and another 13% (7,018) in Computing. Among the 1,508 vocational training courses, 608 were organized by 15 training institutions on behalf of enterprises or institutions. Number of participants decreased by 6% year-on-year to 24,281, with 45% (11,008) attending courses in Business & Administration, 19% (4,569) in Language and 10% (2,358) in Health. Survey on Vocational Training covers institutions that offered vocational training courses. Information on course types and participants are collected with the aim to understand the provision of and resident participation in vocational training in Macao.
